Outing tent



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J. PARSONS OUTING TENT Filed Aug; 3o. 1921 2 sheetsneet 1 Mud; 31.v1925. 1,531,622

J. E. PARSONS oUTING TENT Filed Aug. 30, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 42 JohnEPm'sons.

Patented fvlar. 31, 1925.

JOHN E. PARSONS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALl'FORNIA.

OU-'IING TENT.

A-pploaton filed August 30, 1321. Serial No, 4565864.

To @ZZ whom t may Concern.:

Be it known .that I, Jenn P inzsoyc, a citizen of the United Sta-tes,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have :invented new and useful lniprovements in an Outing;Tent, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tents, and has for its pricipal 4,object theprovision of a. tent- With relatively simple and ellicient ventilationopenings :that are constructed so Aas to permit the free ingress Iandregress ,0f air and at the saine time preventing rain, dust and insectsfrom entering the ventilation openings.

llfith the yforegoing and other objects in view ymy invention consistsign certain noyel features of Construction and arrangement Of parts thatwill hereinafter be more fully :described land claimed, and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tent constructed in accordance withmy inven- .tion and with parts broken away in order to more clear-lyillustrate theconstructon .of

the tent. 1 f- Figure 2 is a perspective view of a modified form of thetent and in which ,a pair of supporting frames are util i zed.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the end portion of thefolding table forming a part of my invention.

Figure t is u fragmentary perspective View of the parts of the spreaderframe that are utilized as a support for the top of the tent body,

Figure 5 is an .enlarged l-xorizontal section taken approximately on theline of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is .an enlarged detail section taken approximately on the line6-16 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a horizontal section taken o the line 7.-7 of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a .detail sect-ion .taken `on the line .8T-8 of Figure 7. Y

Figure 9 is an elevational vien7 of the lower portion of the center poleof the Vtent and showing the supportingframe Work for the folding table.

Figure 10 is a perspective vieu7 of the ,end port-ion of .one of thebraces forming' a part of the table supporting means.

F igure 11 is a detail perspectiveof a por.- t-ion of the center pole ofthev tent and showing a. portion of the folding table Vin pos-itiontliereupon.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying' drawings which illustrate apractical embodiment of my invention, 10 4designates the center pole ofthe ten-t, which pole may ybe formed of any suitable inmaterial.either`metal or Wood and it is preferably formed in sections, the adjacent.ends of-tvhich may be connected tol .each other in any suitable manner,preferably by means .of telescopic joints 11. Pivot-ally connected tothe lower lsection of .the center pole are -tilie inner ends .of aseries of table supporting armsv4 1 2 vand `pivotally connected to vtheintermediate por.-

tion of each arm is the upper end of a ybrace Vmember 1 37 the lowervend of which is provided with a hook 14 that is ladapted to engage asuitable pin 'or projection 15 that is seated in the center poleorupright 10. The parts just described provide a simple and practicalfolding support vfor a folding table and which latter ismade up of aseries' of relatively narrow slats 16 .of Wood =or anal.-

ogous material that are connected to eacluother by flexible members 17of leather, tape or the like, and which are preferably lo.- cated on theunderside of said slats adjacent to their ends.

Formed through the Vcenter ofthe ,table body thus vconstructed is anaperture 17a for pivotally connected at 4one .end to one ofthe theopposite end portion offeach brace member being adapted to engage in aretaining hook 1S-)that is secured to the under side of the slat on theopposite side of Athe table, (see dotted lines Figure 3). The body ofthe tentJ comprises a pair of side Walls 20, a

rear wall 21 and afront Wall that is divide-d cua centrally arrangedverticalline to form TQy firmly retain the bers 18, preferably smallmetal rods, are

a pair of side sections or flaps 22, all of which walls are preferablyformed of flexible material, such las canvas.

If desired the side and rear walls may be provided with openings thatare closed by section 23 of thin flexible, transparent material, such ascelluloid in order to provide windows and suitable means; preferablyflaps 24 of fabric maybe arranged on said walls fai' the purpose ofclosing said windows. The top 25 of the tent is preferably constructedfrom four substantially triangular sections of fabric, such as canvas,the same being combined with each other so as to form a pyramidalstructure, the apex of which rests en the upper end of the center poleand the lower portions of the walls of said pyramidal top being securedto the upper edges of the walls 20, 2l and 22 that form the tent body.

- In the construction of the top I prefer to arrange the saine so thatthe lower por tions 25u of the sections forming said top extenddownwardly a short distance below the upper edges ofthe walls of thebody of the tent, thus providing aprons or depending flaps which tend toshed rain from the joints between the walls of the body of the tent andthe top thereof. The spreader frame that supports the walls of the tent`body and retains the same in open position comprises four rods 26formed of light weight material that is resilient to a certain degreeand each rod is secured to the upper portion vof one of the sidewalls ofthe tent by means of a narrow strip of fabric 27 that overlies theintermediate portions of the rod and the upper and lower edges of saidfabric strip being secured to the corre sponding tent wall in anysuitable manner, but preferably by rows of stitching 28 (see Figure 4)Secured in any suitable manner to the ends ofthe rods 26 are jointmembers 29, one of which is provided on its youter end with Yanoutwardly projection tonon 30, preferably square or noncircular andwhich is adapted to enter a corresponding opening or recess 3l that isformed in tlie'adjacent joint member 29.` Inasniuch as the rods 26 areformed of resilient material their intermediate portion inay be sprungor flexed slightly in order to permit the tenons 30 to be seated in theaperture or recesses 31. Each section of the pyramidal top 25 isprovided 'adjacent to its center with a substantially triangular opening32 over which is arranged a section 33 of reticulated fabric,

- preferably mosquito netting and arranged on the exterior of thesection of fabric formtne top and disposed immediately over said opening32 is a triangular section 34; of fabric, such as canvas, the side edgesof which` are secured in any suitable manner to the top section.

Each of the overlying sections of fabric has sufficient fullness topermit its lower portion to bulge or extend outwardly away from thelower portion of the opening 32 and in order to retain the lower portionof i said section 34 in such position a resilient member 35 preferablyof wire is secured in the lower edge of the overlying section 34: andwith the ends of said resilient member 35 projecting beyond the sides ofsaid section 34: in order that they may be detachably positioned insmall pockets orkeepers 36, preferably of fabric, and which are stitchedto the tent top section at points beyond the lower corners of theopening 32.

Arranged on the underside of each' overlying section 3ft and at acentrally arranged point thereon is a vertically disposed wire member37, the upper end of which bears againstV the apex of the fabricKsection 34 and the lower end of which is adapted to rest on top of thecentral portionl of the flexible member 35. The parts.v just describedprovide simple and efficient means for retaining the fabric section 34in open or distended position directly over the opening 32, therebypermitting the ready ingress and egress of air through a screenedopening 32 and at the same time preventing rain, dust and the like fromentering said opening.

Thus it will portin frame work for a tent body and top and `w ichsupporting frame work may be readily disconnected or taken apart topermit the tent, to be packed for storage or transportation, and thearrangement of the supporting members being `such that the entirestructure including the tent body and top may be very compactly bundledwhile not in use.

Then the tent is set up for use the lower edges of the walls of the bodyof the tent may be secured to the ground invany suitable manner,preferably by means of pins, such as 38, and the upper portion of thetent is braced by suitable cords or cables 39, the upper ends of whichare secured to the. coi'- ners between the walls of the body of the tentand the lower edges of the tent top 25 andthe lower ends of said cablesbeing anchored to pins or stakes that are driven into the ground atshort distances away from the tent.

By utilizing a pair of the tent poles and folding spreader frames anelongated tent of the type illustrated in Figure 2 may be produced.

A tent of my improved construction may be easily and cheaply produced,is capable of being quickly set up or taken down and is very effectivein performing its intended function. Various changes in the size, formand construction of the various parts of my be seen thatl I haveprovided a relatively simple, strong and durable sup-` improved tent maybe made and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, the scope'of which is setforth in th appended claims. Y

I claim as my invention:

l. The combination with a tent canvas having a ventilator opening, of atriangular fabric section secured at two opposite sides to the canvas onopposite sides of the opening, said section having a fullness so thatthe unattached lower side of the section may bulge away from thecanvas,pockets beyond the lower corners of the opening, a resilient wireSecured to the lower edge of the section and projecting beyond the sidesof the section, said wire being bowed and having its ends detaehablyseated in said pockets to hold thesectionbulged, and a wire i memberextending from the apex of the section to the center of the bowed wireand forming a brace.

2. The combination with a tent canvas` having a ventilator opening, of afabric section secured to the canvas on opposite lsides of the opening,said section having a fullness so that it may bulge away from thecanvas, a resilient wire secured to the lower edge of the section havingend portions projecting beyond the sides of the section, and pocketsadapted to detachably. receive the ends `of said wire and operabletohold the wire'in a bowed position to hold the section in a bulgedcondition.

JOHN E. PARSONS.

